Neuroperceptual Practitioner
The programme trains practitioners to navigate perceptual space — their own and their clients'. A shared theoretical Foundation, three application Tracks, and a Senior Practitioner pathway.
Level 1
The theoretical and methodological core. Six modules. Required for all practitioners. Available digital self-paced or Ian-led cohort.
Designation: Neuroperceptual Practitioner (Foundation)
Level 2
Application track. Three specialisations: Coaching, Organisational & HR, Leadership & Teams. Builds on Foundation. Annual CPD to maintain.
Designation: Neuroperceptual Practitioner — [Track]
Level 3
Advanced application, peer supervision, licensed delivery of Foundation programme. Portfolio-based progression. Invitation or application.
Designation: Senior Neuroperceptual Practitioner (SNP)
The Foundation establishes the theoretical literacy and practical methodology that all Neuroperceptual Practitioners share, regardless of their application track.
The psychometricians' fallacy and Michell's analysis. The contextual stability failure. The Forer effect and what face validity actually proves. Why it depends is the correct answer and what it demands of a framework.
Active inference, generative models, and the free energy principle. The Markov blanket as the perceptual boundary between inner and outer worlds. The constructed self — Seth's account of selfhood as controlled hallucination.
Lakoff and embodied conceptual structure. O'Keefe and Moser — conceptual and physical space share the same neural architecture. The Circumplexicon: how 369,000 English words distribute geometrically across twelve thirty-degree sectors.
The framework's operational core. How to read and navigate the Perceptual Circle in practice. The critical importance of contextual dynamism: none of the three constructs describes something fixed.
Why no questionnaire is required. Conversational assessment: following linguistic imagery, working with metaphor. Journal-based and observational assessment. Integrating multiple sources into a contextual perceptual map. Practice sessions.
The ethical responsibilities of a Neuroperceptual Practitioner. Informed consent and client communication. Boundaries of application. CPD requirements for Practitioner level progression.
Digital — self-paced
One-off · Lifetime platform access · One supervision session · Recommended 8–12 weeks
Ian-led cohort · Founding rate
First three cohorts only · Three live online days · Max 12 practitioners · Two group supervisions · One-to-one debrief
Ian-led cohort · Full rate
Three live online days · Max 12 practitioners · All materials and supervision included
Each track shares a common structure — four modules, a supervised practice requirement, and a capstone project — but the content and assessment focus are specific to the track.
Track A
For executive coaches, life coaches, career coaches, therapists, and counsellors.
Covers the Perceptual Map in coaching conversations, development as prior expansion, working with complexity and ambiguity, and advanced practice and supervision. Supervised practice requirement: twelve hours of documented Neuroperceptual coaching with real clients. Capstone: 3,000–4,000 word case study of a sustained coaching engagement.
From £1,200 digital · £2,800 Ian-led · £350/year CPD renewal
Track B
For HR professionals, L&D specialists, OD consultants, and talent managers.
Covers assessment as orientation in organisational contexts, team perceptual diversity and collective navigation, talent and succession, and organisational culture and systemic application. Supervised practice requirement: two documented organisational engagements. Capstone: 3,500–4,500 word organisational case study.
From £1,200 digital · £2,800 Ian-led · £350/year CPD renewal
Track C
For leadership development consultants, executive coaches working with leaders and teams, and internal leadership development professionals.
Covers leadership as perceptual navigation, decision-making under ambiguity, team leadership and collective intelligence, and leading change and navigating complexity. Supervised practice requirement: two documented leadership development engagements. Capstone: 3,500–4,500 word leadership development case study.
From £1,200 digital · £2,800 Ian-led · £350/year CPD renewal
Senior Practitioners are licensed to deliver the Foundation programme to other practitioners, to provide peer supervision within the practitioner community, and to represent the framework in public professional contexts.
Eligibility: minimum two years at Practitioner level, 100 hours of documented practice, all annual CPD requirements met. Portfolio-based assessment includes practice evidence, supervision record, a theoretical contribution, and a micro-teach of one Foundation module section.
Portfolio assessment and designation: £1,500 · Annual renewal: £500/year
Target — early
ICF CCE accreditation allows practitioners to count the Foundation programme toward their ICF ACC, PCC, or MCC credentials. Being pursued for Phase 3 launch.
Target — early
AC recognition for CPD purposes makes the programme attractive to the large UK coaching population holding AC credentials. Accessible and strategically valuable early.
Target — medium term
BPS accreditation requires two completed cohorts with documented outcomes. The academic paper and Ian's organisational psychology background position the programme well.
Do I need a psychology background to take the Foundation programme?
No. The programme is designed for coaches, HR professionals, L&D specialists, organisational consultants, and leaders with a professional interest in human development. The theoretical content is rigorous but accessible — you do not need a psychology degree to engage with it seriously.
Can I take a track without completing Foundation first?
No. Foundation is a prerequisite for all application tracks. The track content builds directly on the theoretical and methodological core established in Foundation, and cannot be meaningfully engaged with without it.
What is the founding practitioner rate and who qualifies?
The founding practitioner rate of £1,600 (versus the full rate of £2,400) applies to the first three Ian-led Foundation cohorts. Places are deliberately limited and the first cohort will be selected for professional range and seriousness of intent. If you are interested, join the waitlist.
Can I deliver the Neuroperceptual framework in my practice once I'm certified?
Yes — Foundation and Practitioner level certification licenses you to apply the framework in your professional practice. You are not licensed to deliver the Foundation programme to other practitioners until you hold Senior Practitioner designation and a current delivery licence.
Is the programme available for organisations to run internally?
Yes. Bespoke organisational delivery is available — see the For Organisations page. Senior Practitioners can also be licensed to deliver the Foundation programme within their organisations under an annual organisational licence.
What prior reading do you recommend?
Anil Seth's Being You (Faber & Faber, 2021) and Lakoff & Johnson's Metaphors We Live By (University of Chicago Press, 1980) are the most directly relevant. The white papers on this site provide the framework-specific context. The academic paper is available on SSRN for those who want the full theoretical treatment.
Ready to join the founding cohort?
Founding practitioner places are limited and deliberately selected. Join the waitlist and Ian will be in touch directly.
Join the Founding Practitioner Waitlist